Accomplished Quote by Thurgood Marshall

Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races.

— Dan Castellaneta

[It is] a historic step toward eliminating the shameful practice of racial discrimination in the selection of juries.

— Thurgood Marshall

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.

— John Roberts

Jury selection is strictly an emotional process. They're looking for people they can manipulate. Both sides are.

— Joseph Wambaugh

We don't want to disqualify individuals who are selected partly because they bring that diverse experience to the court in cases where that experience…

— Deborah Rhode

We can't abolish prejudice through laws.

— Belva Ann Lockwood

...The Court ...[recognizes]...the persistence of racial inequality and a majority's acknowledgement of Congress's authority to act affirmatively, not only to end discrimination, but also…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“A jury is always a more orthodox body than any defendant brought before it; for blacks it is usually a whiter group, for poor…

— Howard Zinn

Racial discrimination of any kind is unacceptable, and we must strive to eradicate all forms, including those instances which are not overt. For example,…

— Ned Lamont

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply…

— Sonia Sotomayor

Trial by jury must be preserved. It is the best system ever invented for a free people in the world's history.

— John Henry Wigmore

The grand solid merit of jury trial is that the jurors ... are selected at the last moment from the multitude of citizens. They…

— John Henry Wigmore